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Vesa Oja
3. lokak. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Leila Lehto Aura 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #20 When Leila Lehto's grandparents came from Finland to Canada they shortened their name from Haapalehto to...
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Vesa Oja
26. syysk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Aili & Ken Huhta Bruce Crossing 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #19 We went to Bruce Crossing to meet musicians Yrjö and Albert Haapala, but they were not at home. A car...
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Vesa Oja
19. syysk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Eila Iivonen Virginia 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #18 Ella Iivonen came to Virginia Minnesota in 1953 to spend a year with her grandfather Frank Rantanen. In...
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Vesa Oja
12. syysk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Oiva & Aune Ylönen Hibbing 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #17 In 1990 Oiva and Aune Ylönen bought an old Suomi dairy farm (now Norwood Tree Farm) in Hibbing Minnesota...
36 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
5. syysk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Rodney & Darlene Ikola Hibbing 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #16 Rodney Ikola is a trained geologist. He was born in Esko, Minnesota. His parents were from Finland and...
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Vesa Oja
29. elok. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Arlene Renken Duluth 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #15 Arlene Renken was born and raised in Upper Michigan and is descendant of Finnish immigrants. She was...
84 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
22. elok. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Velma Doby Iron River 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #14 Velma Doby nee Hakkila was born in Brule, Wisconsin in 1923, of Finnish immigrant parents active in the...
55 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
15. elok. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Harold Vuorenmaa Ironwood 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #13 Harold Vuorenmaa’s parents had 14 children and 13 cows. His father came to Munising, Michigan in the...
111 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
8. elok. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Linda Graham Ontonagon 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #12 Linda Graham is editor of the IronwoodInfo, a website that provide local and regional news at no cost to...
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Vesa Oja
1. elok. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Jingo Viitala Misery Bay 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #11 Jenny Jingo Viitala Vachon (1918-2009) was born and raised in the big timber area of Toivola, in...
113 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
25. heinäk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Kent Randell Calumet 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #10 Kent Randell is living in his grandfather’s old home region of Calumet, Michigan because of his studies....
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Vesa Oja
18. heinäk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Eetu and Valtteri Hannula Calumet 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #9 Wesley Edvin (Eetu) and Walter (Valtteri) Hannula are bachelors, who have kept a dairy farm near Calumet...
22 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
11. heinäk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Paul Kitti Big Traverse Bay 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #8 Paul Kitti is an engineer and an executive director at the Marquette Board of Light and Power in Upper...
34 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
4. heinäk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
John and Pauline Kiltinen Marquette 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #7 John and Pauline Kiltinen's hobby is to sing in a band which perform old Finnish folksongs. John has also...
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Vesa Oja
27. kesäk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Mary Biekkola Marquette 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #6 Community artist Mary Biekkola puts the final touches to her artwork "Granma"- doors at the Marquette...
8 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
20. kesäk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Carl Pellonpaa Ishpeming 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #5 Carl Pellonpaa of Ishpeming, Michigan has hosted the Sunday-morning ”Suomi Kutsuu” (Finland Calling)...
26 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
13. kesäk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Jon Saari Kiva 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #4 Jon Saari is a professor of Chinese language and culture with a doctorate from Harvard University. Now...
23 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
6. kesäk. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
The Leinonen Homestead Covington 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #3 The Leinonen homestead became the property of Jacob Leinonen in1904. At first, a log sauna and other...
65 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
30. toukok. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Jules Päiviö Sudbury 2007
5th Finglish trip June 2007 #2 Jules Päiviö, 29 April 1916 – 4 September 2013, was a Canadian architect, professor, and soldier. A...
19 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
23. toukok. 20161 min käytetty lukemiseen
Juhannus - Midsummer Sudbury 2007
5th Finglish trip June 2007 #1 The Bible Center Midsummer celebration at Hannah Lake. Once considered to resemble the moon, the landscape...
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